Paul said he first saw the "new" Gibson Les Paul in a music-store window, and disliked it. Although his contract required him to pose with the guitar, he said it was not "his" instrument and asked Gibson to remove his name from the headstock. Others claimed that Paul ended his endorsement contract with Gibson during his divorce to avoid having his wife get his endorsement money... To this day, various models of Gibson Les Paul guitars are used all over the world by both novice and professional guitarists... On January 30, 1962, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued Paul a patent, Patent No. 3,018,680, for an "Electrical Music Instrument." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NdSU03jnUw&feature=BF&list=MLGxdCwVVULXeaK-glGZpqJ3iTG-mAHpBA&index=4
Paul said he first saw the "new" Gibson Les Paul in a music-store window, and disliked it. Although his contract required him to pose with the guitar, he said it was not "his" instrument and asked Gibson to remove his name from the headstock. Others claimed that Paul ended his endorsement contract with Gibson during his divorce to avoid having his wife get his endorsement money...
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On January 30, 1962, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued Paul a patent, Patent No. 3,018,680, for an "Electrical Music Instrument."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NdSU03jnUw&feature=BF&list=MLGxdCwVVULXeaK-glGZpqJ3iTG-mAHpBA&index=4